2024 Seattle City Council special election
Local election in Washington, US
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The 2024 Seattle City Council special election was held on November 5, 2024, following a primary election on August 6.[1][2] The election occurred to fill a vacancy for the 8th district due to the resignation of Teresa Mosqueda, who was elected to the King County Council in the 2023 election.[3] Tanya Woo was appointed in January 2024 by the City Council to the seat until the general election occurred to fill the seat for the remainder of the term.[3] The next regular election for the 8th district occurred in 2025.[4]
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November 5, 2024
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Endorsements
Alexis Mercedes Rinck
- State legislators
- Darya Farivar, state representative[5]
- Noel Frame, state senator[5]
- Nicole Macri, state representative[5]
- Gerry Pollet, state representative[5]
- Rebecca Saldaña, state senator[5]
- Yasmin Trudeau, state senator[5]
- City council members
- Lisa Herbold, former Seattle city councilor (2016–2024)[5]
- Andrew Lewis, former Seattle city councilor (2020–2024)[5]
- Tammy Morales, Seattle city councilor[5]
- Organizations
- National Women's Political Caucus of Washington[6]
- Newspapers
- Labor unions
- Political parties
- King County Democrats[13]
- Washington State Stonewall Democrats[14]
- Working Families Party[15]
- Washington's 32nd legislative district Democrats[16]
- Washington's 34th legislative district Democrats[17]
- Washington's 36th legislative district Democrats[18]
- Washington's 43rd legislative district Democrats[19]
- Washington's 46th legislative district Democrats[20]
Tanya Woo
- Governors
- Gary Locke, former Governor of Washington (1997–2005)[5]
- City council members
- Debora Juarez, former Seattle city councilor (2016–2024)[5]
- Peter Steinbrueck, former Seattle city councilor (1997–2008)[5]
- 7 of 8 current Seattle City Councilors[5]
- Organizations
- Newspapers
Saunatina Sanchez
- Organizations
- National Women's Political Caucus of Washington[6]
Primary results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Alexis Mercedes Rinck | 99,394 | 50.18% | |
| Tanya Woo (incumbent) | 76,008 | 38.38% | |
| Saunatina Sanchez | 8,621 | 4.35% | |
| Tariq Yusuf | 7,521 | 3.80% | |
| Saul Patu | 5,958 | 3.01% | |
| Write-in | 554 | 0.28% | |
| Total votes | 198,056 | 100.00% | |
Debate & forum
Primary election
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Tanya Woo | Alexis Mercedes Rinck | Saunatina Sanchez | ||||
| 1 | Jun. 3, 2024[24] | Haller Lake United Methodist Church | Colleen Echohawk | P | P | P |
General election
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Tanya Woo | Alexis Mercedes Rinck | ||||
| 1 | Sep. 18, 2024[25] | KCPQ Seattle City-Club |
John Hopperstad | P | P |
General results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Mercedes Rinck | 215,642 | 58.24% | |
| Tanya Woo (incumbent) | 153,146 | 41.36% | |
| Write-in | 1,491 | 0.40% | |
| Total votes | 370,279 | 100.00% | |
